Ontologizing morphological terms for Hymenoptera

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Ontologizing morphological terms for Hymenoptera
(Insecta) - implementing and benefiting from
a controlled vocabulary
Andrew R. Deans Gregory A. Riccardi Fredrik
Ronquist School of Computational Science, Florida
State University
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Hymenoptera
one of 4 megadiverse insect orders (gt115,000
described spp.) includes sawflies, ants, bees,
social wasps, parasitic wasps
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Hymoptera Relationships
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HymAToL - Assembling the Tree of Life for
Hymenoptera
gt30 people collaborating to resolve relationships
between the major lineages of Hymenoptera
molecules morphology
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Terminological Issues
same spelling but different structure (e.g.,
face)
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Terminological Issues
same structure but different spelling
ungues or (pre)tarsal claw
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Terminological Issues
alitrunk
outdated terms (to be discouraged) or taxon-spec
ific terms
gaster
obscure terms
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Ontology - controlled, explicit vocabulary
includes relationships (part of, synonym of,
etc.) hierarchical treats outdated
terminology terms are verbally defined and
illustrated
Several ways to implement and benefit...
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Search for - claw pretarsus orbicula ungues

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OR Search for - pretarsus related terms
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Annotations
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Phylogenetic tools high-lighting feedback
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Other implementations/benefits
online atlas of hymenopteran morphology
approved terminology (ISH)
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Methods
dump text
mx
bioinformatics colleagues
Term id 123456 name scrobal groove def "A
horizontal groove on the mesopleuron that may be
continuous with the episternal groove anteriorly
and ends at the pleural grove posteriorly ref
"Goulet H, Huber JT, 1993. Hymenoptera of the
World An Identification Guide to Families.
Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Publication
1894/E., Ottawa, ON. 668 pp. link "ltlink to
images, etc. could go heregt relationship
part_of 123457 ! mesopleuron relationship is_a
123458 ! groove
REAL ONTOLOGY
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Acknowledgments
NSF-funded MorphBank project (http//morphbank.ne
t/) Neil Sarkar (AMNH), Donat Agosti (AMNH), Norm
Johnson (OSU), Matt Yoder (TAMU), et alia plurima